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Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park
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- Damp, dank crevices with hanging valleys of mosses, liverworts and ferns
- Stunning views across Brodick Bay
- Native woodlands with a superb network of trails
Brodick Castle and Country Park is unique in being the only island country park in Britain. The Castle offers 600 years of history, a fabulous collection of valuable artefacts, and stunning views over Brodick Bay to the Ayrshire Coast.
The Castle Gardens provide an unrivalled experience from the formal walled garden to its woodland walks. Brodick holds three national collections of rhododendron that flower in almost every month of the year. The Park extends from seashore to mountain top with over ten miles of way-marked trails and abundant wildlife.
With its backdrop of mountain peaks, its terraced lawns and luxuriant gardens, Brodick Castle and Country Park is the very image of a Victorian ‘Highland’ estate.
Castle: 21 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 11–4.00 (closes 3.00 in Oct).
Country Park: all year, daily 9.30–sunset.
Reception Centre, Shop and Walled Garden: 21 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 10–4.30, 1 Nov to 21 Dec, Fri/Sat/Sun 10–3.30.
Restaurant: 21 Mar to 31 Oct, daily 11–5.(closes 4.00 in October)
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- New measures needed to tackle threat of plant diseases
Conservation charity, the National Trust for Scotland says that measures currently in place to control two potentially devastating plant diseases - Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae (sudden oak death) – are putting important gardens at risk. more>
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